An efficient automatic mesh generator for quadrilateral elements implemented using C++

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 905-930

  Bastian, M ^a   Li, B Q ^a  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; DATA STRUCTURES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

COMPUTATIONAL SPEED;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

EID: 0038147076     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-874X(02)00138-5     Document Type: Article

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